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eohippus
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n 1: earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed
Eocene animal [syn: eohippus, dawn horse]
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grampus
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n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca]
2: slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn:
grampus, Grampus griseus]
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gyrocompass
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n 1: a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a
gyroscope instead
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hippocampus
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n 1: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse)
consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each
lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and
emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in
the formation of memories
2: seahorses [syn: Hippocampus, genus Hippocampus]
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lupus
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n 1: any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
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platypus
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n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus,
duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
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puss
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n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss,
pussy, slit, snatch, twat]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: kitty,
kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat]
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sourpuss
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n 1: someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn:
sourpuss, picklepuss, gloomy Gus, pouter]
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pappus
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n 1: calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs
in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
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schuss
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v 1: ski downhill
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atropos
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n 1: the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
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priapus
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n 1: (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and
guardian of gardens and vineyards
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lepus
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n 1: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and
Columba
2: type genus of the Leporidae: hares [syn: Lepus, genus
Lepus]
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oedipus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly
killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the
subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn:
Oedipus, King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex]
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lysippus
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n 1: Greek sculptor (4th century BC)
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belarus
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n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a
European soviet [syn: Belarus, Republic of Belarus,
Byelarus, Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia]
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canopus
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n 1: supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second
brightest star in the sky
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olympus
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n 1: a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast;
believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the
gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: Olympus, Mount Olympus,
Mt. Olympus, Olimbos]
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carpus
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n 1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
proximal row of carpal bones [syn: wrist, carpus,
wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio
radiocarpea]
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acarpous
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adj 1: producing no fruit
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syncarpous
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adj 1: (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united
carpels [ant: apocarpous]
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apocarpous
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adj 1: (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels
that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
[ant: syncarpous]
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tungus
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n 1: a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race
who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern
Siberia; related to the Manchu [syn: Tungus, Evenk]
2: the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia [syn:
Tungus, Tunguz, Evenki, Ewenki]
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polypus
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n 1: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
[syn: polyp, polypus]
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habeas
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chiapas
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palpus
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aristippus
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monocarpous
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oligocarpous
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upas
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cottbus
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